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Home My WebLink AboutItem 5.5 First Reading of Ordinance Amending Dublin Municipal Code Sections 2.08.020 and 2.08.040 and Providing for an Increase in Salary for City Councilmembers and a Decrease in Salary for the Mayor Agenda Item 5.5 STAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL Page 1 of 2 DATE: June 2, 2026 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Colleen Tribby, City Manager SUBJECT: First Reading of Ordinance Amending Dublin Municipal Code Sections 2.08.020 and 2.08.040 and Providing for an Increase in Salary for City Councilmembers and a Decrease in Salary for the Mayor Prepared by: Marsha Moore, MMC, City Clerk EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will consider introducing an ordinance revising the Dublin Municipal Code to provide for an adjustment to the City Council salary and to the additional Mayor salary. The adjustments would become operative following certification of the November 2026 General Municipal Election. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Waive the reading and introduce an Ordinance Amending Dublin Municipal Code Sections 2.08.020 and 2.08.040 to Change the Salary for Members of the City Council and the Additional Salary for the Mayor After New Terms of Office Start After the November 2026 General Municipal Election. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Sufficient funds are included in the Fiscal Year 2026-27 and 2027-28 budgets. DESCRIPTION: Government Code Section (GC) 36516 allows a general law city to provide a salary to City Councilmembers, and an increase in compensation is allowed by ordinance. Additionally, Government Code Section 36516.1 provides that a directly elected Mayor may be compensated in addition to that compensation received as a Councilmember. The salary for City Councilmembers is set in the Dublin Municipal Code Section 2.08.020, and the Mayor’s salary is set in Section 2.08.040. 431 Page 2 of 2 At the May 19, 2026 meeting, the City Council received a report and by motion approved an increase in the City Councilmember salary by four percent per year since the last adjustment in December 2024 and a decrease in the Mayor’s additional salary to $400 per month. The attached ordinance (Attachment 1) reflects that and sets the City Councilmembers’ salary at $1,730.56 per month and the Mayor’s additional salary at $400 per month. Government Code section 36516.5 provides that changes in council salaries cannot be made until after a new council term begins following an election. A 1997 California Attorney General Opinion provides that the Mayor salary cannot be decreased during the Mayor's term of office. In accordance with state law, the changes in Councilmember salaries and the additional Mayor salary would not be effective until the new terms of office begin following the November 2026 election. STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE: None. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: The City Council Agenda was posted. ATTACHMENTS: 1) Ordinance Amending Dublin Municipal Code Sections 2.08.020 and 2.08.040 to Change the Salary for Members of the City Council and the Additional Salary for the Mayor After New Terms of Office Start After the November 2026 General Municipal Election 2) Dublin Municipal Code Section 2.08.020 and 2.08.040 432 Attachment 1 Ord No XX-26, Item No. X.X Adopted XX/XX/XXXX Page 1 of 2 ORDINANCE NO. XX – 26 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN AMENDING DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 2.08.020 AND 2.08.040 TO CHANGE THE SALARY FOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE ADDITIONAL SALARY FOR THE MAYOR AFTER NEW TERMS OF OFFICE START AFTER THE NOVEMBER 2026 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 6-82 established salaries for members of the City Council, as amended by Ordinances No. 22-85, 8-87, 4-88, 3-89, 1-90, 6-91, 23-99, 7-02, 7-04, 3-06, 5-08, 2-12, 10-16, 07-18, 10-20, 4-22, and 3-24; and WHEREAS, Government Code Section 36516(a) allows a general law city to provide a salary to City Councilmembers. An increase in compensation is allowed by ordinance; and WHEREAS, on May 19, 2026 the City Council directed staff to present an ordinance to increase in the City Councilmembers’ salary and a decrease in the Mayor’s salary; and WHEREAS, as required by state law, the salary changes shall not become effective until new Councilmembers are sworn into office following the certification of the November 202 6 General Municipal Election. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Dublin does ordain as follows: Section 1. Chapter 2.08.020 of the Dublin Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 2.08.20 Salary for members established. Pursuant to Section 36516 of the Government Code which provides that a City Council may enact an ordinance providing that each member of the City Council shall receive a salary which shall be determined by a schedule of population for cities, the members o f the City Council shall receive a salary of one thousand seven hundred thirty dollars and fifty-six cents ($1,730.56) per month. Section 2. Chapter 2.08.040 of the Dublin Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 2.08.040 Mayor’s salary. The Mayor shall receive a monthly salary equivalent to four hundred dollars ($400) per month, in addition to that which he/she receives as a Councilmember. Section 3. Operative Date. In accordance with Government Code section 36516.5 and other provisions of state law, Sections 1 and 2 of this Ordinance shall become operative when new terms of the Mayor and City Councilmembers begin following the certification of the November 2026 General Municipal Election. 433 Ord No XX-26, Item No. X.X Adopted XX/XX/XXXX Page 2 of 2 Section 4: Effective Date and Posting of Ordinance. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after the date of the passage. The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in at least three (3) public places in the City o f Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Dublin this _____ day of ______ 2026, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ______________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _________________________________ City Clerk 434 2.08.020 Salary for members established. A. Pursuant to Section 36516 of the Government Code which provides that a city council may enact an ordinance providing that each member of the city council shall receive a salary which shall be determined by a schedule of population for cities, the members of the City Council shall receive a salary of one thousand six hundred dollars ($1,600) per month. B. No Councilmember shall be eligible to receive the increase provided herein until one (1) or more Councilmembers begin a new term of office. (Ord. 3-24 § 2; Ord. 17-09 § 1 (part)) 2.08.040 Mayor’s salary. The Mayor shall receive a monthly salary equivalent to half (50%) of the City Councilmember salary amount set forth in Section 2.08.020(A), in addition to that which he/she receives as a Councilmember. (Ord. 4-22 § 2; Ord. 17-09 § 1 (part): Ord. 13-92 § 2) Dublin Municipal Code 2.08.020 Salary for members established. Attachment 2 435 Outlook Public Record June 2 City Council Meeting Item 5.5 From Guy Houston <guyhouston@sbcglobal.net> Date Tue 6/2/2026 3:05 PM To City Clerk <City.Clerk@dublin.ca.gov>; Colleen Tribby <Colleen.Tribby@dublin.ca.gov> 1 attachment (239 KB) Agenda Item 5.5 Consent Calendar City Council Salaries June 2 2026.pdf; You don't often get email from guyhouston@sbcglobal.net. Learn why this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. For the public record Subject- Agenda Item 5.5 June 2, 2026 Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers, The perplexing item on your consent calendar (Item 5.5) regarding City Council salary increases shows misplaced priorities. It is patently unfair that the Council majority decides to give itself a pay raise at the same time considering increasing a huge tax burden on the business community. The optics of enriching yourself at the same time punishing income producing businesses is not a good one. To add to the unfairness, voting to cut the salary of the mayor, at the same time increasing your own, smacks of hypocrisy. The mayor of all cities, including Dublin, has a larger workload in the community because they are called upon by constituents, business leaders and governmental peers to represent and speak for their city on a continual basis. It is just the way it is. To imply that the mayor does not work that hard and must be penalized with reduced pay is inaccurate and spiteful. I would ask that the City Council rethink this direction of increasing pay of City Council and reducing the pay of the mayor. The prudent path would be to freeze City Council and Mayor salaries at current levels, until the real or imagined fiscal issues have passed. Regards, Guy Houston Mayor, City of Dublin 1994-2001 436